CPAP Therapy on Dogs

Linda Perissinotto* at the Veterinary Clinic of S. Croce in Carpi (MO).

CASE REPORT 1

French bulldog: post-operative staphylectomy and plastic of the nostrils in patient with brachycephaly syndrome.

CPAP therapy with helmet (with venturi system integrated and silicone collar) and O2 concentrator with the following parameters:

• PEEP: 5 cm H2O
• FiO2: 35-40% (limitation due to the usage of O2 concentrator of only 10 L/min)
• Duration of therapy: 2 hours

 

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CASE REPORT 2

Cavalier king with respiratory distress and heath stroke.

CPAP therapy with helmet (with venturi system integrated and silicone collar) and O2 concentrator with the following parameters:

• PEEP: 5 cm H2O
• FiO2: 35-40% (limitation due to the usage of O2 concentrator of only 10 L/min)
• Sedation with butorphanol to minimize the stress of work of breathing and to optimize the DO2
• Systematic arterial blood gas to monitor the ventilation
• Blood and biochemical monitor
• Duration of therapy: 3 hours

Discharged the same day.

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*Dr.ssa Linda Perissinotto, DVM, Msc, Phd student

President SIMUTIV (Italian Society of Emergency Medicine and Intensive Veterinarian Therapy)

Member of VECCS, EVECCS, SCIVAC, SIMUTIV